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[nish2280]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but Heidfeld took quite heavy of damage from the first few laps. It might be the reason there was such a massive gap in the race between him and Petrov

[Robert12010]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but Heidfeld took quite heavy of damage from the first few laps. It might be the reason there was such a massive gap in the race between him and Petrov

thats fair old bit of damage to be fair!

[CarBore]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but Heidfeld took quite heavy of damage from the first few laps. It might be the reason there was such a massive gap in the race between him and Petrov

That's an upgrade to increase cooling right?

[zurich_allan]

That's a great picture, hadn't seen it until now. I think it's fair to say that amount of damage in that location would have substantially screwed up the aero for his entire race, and likely created a fair amount of drag on the straight. I suppose we'll find out this weekend assuming they both escape the start line unblemished how comparable the pace between Petrov and Heidfeld really is during a race!

[vlad]

He must prove himself!

[acosmichippo]

i don't really understand that picture. was that part cut away after the race? Looks awfully geometrical to be accidental.

[vlad]

It probably fell off...

[acosmichippo]

are you saying it's an access panel?

[scotty]

are you saying it's an access panel?

I think the geometric lines you refer to may be down to there being a join in the bodywork along those points... if you get me?

[killem2]

It might be

[acosmichippo]

but there's no way he went the whole race with that part flopping around... i think i'm missing something.

I wonder if that section was dented, and that pic was taken while they were cutting the damaged section out...

[nish2280]

but there's no way he went the whole race with that part flopping around... i think i'm missing something.

I wonder if that section was dented, and that pic was taken while they were cutting the damaged section out...

I'm not sure when it was taken but you can see that it is somewhere in the pitlane, possibly at parc ferme? I doubt that was after cutting it out.

here are two more pictures, they show different levels of damage though. Maybe some work was done during the pit stops.

[Robert12010]

i think that nick will have a better weekend, aus being a one off bad weekend

[Hammer278]

Not sure if this has been mentioned before but Heidfeld took quite heavy of damage from the first few laps. It might be the reason there was such a massive gap in the race between him and Petrov

That's an upgrade to increase cooling right?

Doesn't this picture look fake...take a look at how the tyre is 'sitting' on the tarmac. Its like a copy + paste job!

[bud]

Haha it's not fake hammer the cars just been raised! Also this damage would have stuffed up the Renaults forward facing exhaust